A woman, who is also a drug addict, was put on remand this morning (17 February) for chasing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife and biting two auxiliary police officers, reported Zaobao. After she was being sentenced, she reportedly scolded the lawyer and also shouted vulgarities. Sibei fierce sia.
The woman, Li, (27 years old) faces 10 charges, including intentionally hurting a civil servant, fighting, drug use, reckless behavior causing injury to others, possession of a dangerous weapon in a public place, etc.
She pleaded guilty to four of the charges yesterday, with the remaining charges will be taken into consideration for sentencing.
According to the report, Li lived in an HDB flat in Henderson Crescent. On 19 September 2020, she chionged out of the house with a 30cm long kitchen knife and went to a nearby carpark wanting to “scare” her boyfriend who had just quarreled with her.
A concerned resident quickly contacted the police after seeing someone walking around with a kitchen knife.
When Li saw the police, she immediately threw the kitchen knife into a nearby trash can and pretended nothing had happened. She later confessed when questioned and told the police where she had left the kitchen knife.
Arrested again half a year later
About half a year later, Li was arrested again on 16 March last year on suspicion of fighting and was detained at Woodlands Police Station.
At about 11:45pm that day, a female auxiliary police officer woke her up and wanted to take her away, but Li buay song and scolded the auxiliary police officer, “You are a dog!”.
When the auxiliary police officer entered the detention room and told Li to put on her mask, Li refused to cooperate and began to struggle as the police officer was about to handcuff her. Li also slapped the female auxiliary police officer’s glasses and face shield onto the ground.
Other female auxiliary police officers came forward into the detention room to help subdue Li. In the process of trying to subdue Li, Li severely bit the finger and arm of the female auxiliary police officer, and also bit the arms of another female auxiliary police officer. Both police officers were given tetanus shots.
Eh please ah please, don’t bully the poor auxiliary police officers leh! They are just doing their job.
Li was sentenced to jail for three years and 11 months this morning. The minimum sentence for the drug offence she faces is three years.
After being sentenced, she scolded her lawyer, and at one point she even shouted vulgarities.
Willing to do anything for friends
Li said that it was not her intention to create trouble. But because her life is tough, she gave up everything for her friend and is willing to do anything for them.
When the lawyer pleaded for mercy, the lawyer said that L had an unpleasant experience in her life. When she was a child, she was “mentally tortured” by her biological father. When she was a little older, her mother remarried, but she was domestically abused by her stepfather.
In the plea letter written by Li, which was read aloud by her lawyer, Li said that she was the only child. In addition to her family situation, she could only rely on friends for her. As such, since she was a child, she had given all her affection to her friends and will do anything for them. This resulted in falling into bad companies and causing trouble everywhere.
Li said that she had sincerely repented and would stop committing the crime and asked the judge to give a lenient sentence.
Shouted and scolded her lawyer
After the court has adjourned, Li hurried out of the courtroom and scolded the lawyer outside the courtroom, seemingly unhappy with the sentences.
She appeared in State Court this morning accompanied by her mother and a male relative.
After speaking with her lawyer, Li took the elevator and left by herself. When she arrived on the first level, she shouted some vulgarities into the air and hurried out of the State Courthouse.
It is reported that Li will start serving her sentences on the 16th of next month.
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